Minutes
Historic District Commission - Minutes - May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
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Page 1 of 2 Historic District Commission1 Regular Meeting2 May 7, 2026 – 7:00 P.M.3 Simsbury Town Hall – Main Meeting Room4 933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 060705 6 MINUTES7 8 I. CALL TO ORDER – Vice Chair Mead called the meeting to order at 7:04 P.M.9 10 Present: Vice Chair, Dianne Mead Regular Member, Garrett Espeso Alternate11 Member, Ieke Scully; and Code Compliance Officer, Joseph Hollis. Chad Alfeld12 attended the meeting to represent application #26-02.13 14 Absent: Chair, Heather Goetz; Commission Members, Elaine Lang and Erin Leavitt-15 Smith; Alternate Member, Mark Nyquist.16 17 II. ROLL CALL18 19 Seating of Alternate: Commissioner Scully was appointed as a regular member.20 21 III. APPLICATIONS22 23 1. Application HDC #26-02 of Chad and Denise Alfeld, for a Certificate of24 Appropriateness to replace the ridge boards for all roof lines and dormers for25 the home on the property at 26 East Weatogue Street (Assessor’s Map Block26 Lot H14 109 016), Zone R-40.27 28 Mr. Alfeld presented the application to the Commission. Discussion ensued.29 30 MOTION: Vice Chair Mead made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Espeso, to31 close the public hearing for Application #26-02. The motion carried unanimously (3-32 0-0).33 34 MOTION: Commissioner Scully made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Espeso35 for the Historic District Commission to approve Application HDC #26-02 of Chad and36 Denise Alfeld, for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the ridge boards for all37 Page 2 of 2 roof lines and dormers for the home on the property at 26 East Weatogue Street38 (Assessor’s Map Block Lot H14 109 016), Zone R-40.39 40 Certificate of Appropriateness is subject to the following conditions:41 42 1. Once issued, Certificates of Appropriateness will be valid for five-years from43 the approval date with an optional five-year extension.44 45 2. The Commission authorizes staff to approve minor modifications to the46 application.47 48 The project shall be developed in accordance with the plans stamped received49 4/20/2026.50 51 The motion carried unanimously (3-0-0).52 53 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES54 55 February 5, 2026 Regular Meeting56 57 MOTION: Vice Chair Mead made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Scully, to58 approve the Minutes of the February 5, 2026, Regular Meeting as written. The motion59 carried unanimously (3-0-0).60 61 V. COMMISSION BUSINESS62 63 Election of Officers64 65 Tabled until the next meeting.66 67 VI. ADJOURNMENT68 69 MOTION: Vice Chair Mead made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Scully, to70 adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously (3-0-0).71 72 The meeting adjourned at 7:16 P.M.73 74 Respectfully submitted,75 76 Joseph Hollis77 Acting Commission Clerk78